Twister method

Dear Editor,

I am a sophomore at McCook High School and attended the mock disaster on Wednesday. I'm pretty sure we all know what happened so I'll spare you the sob story and cut to the chase.

My friends and I were deeply affected by the news ... and then angered at what I've heard been called a "bad April Fool's joke."

Yes we tend to dramatize these things, but you have to understand this was traumatic for us and also unnecessary. We should not have had to endure the dreadful suspense and then mourn for people who haven't been taken from us. I agree the message was good, but the way it was presented was twisted and sickening.

After that, I really think we should drop it. It's over. While the message and magnitude with which it hit still lingers, the fight is gone. The people who did this made a mistake and they've probable realized it by now.

I am a bit annoyed with some of my peers. It's not right for them to say, "We'll drink and drive if we feel like it -- this won't happen to us anyway."

All that proves is we are in fact the ignorant teenagers adults expect us to be.

To those who say this has caused students to lose respect for their school, I find that ironic. From what I can tell, a lot of students had absolutely no respect for the school system before the incident. Sad, but true, folks.

All in all, the mock disaster did serve its purpose. Obviously I'm not the only one who hasn't stopped thinking about it. I hold people a little closer in my heart because of my experience.

Still maybe McCook High School should think about doing a little damage control, even if it was only a "mock disaster."

Sincerely,

Sarah McPhillips

McCook